I applied online. I interviewed at Civil Service Fast Stream (London, England) in Dec 2025
Interview
1) Psychometric tests 2) Extra questions for some streams 3) Assessment centre - written task, stakeholder exercise and personal development questions. 4) final selection board. Mine was a video recording which I thought was disappointing after months of tests. Whole process took 7 months.
Online questions, additional information, assessment centre then final board. Online questions were standard but took quite a long time and were repetitive. Final board was more interesting and is the only stage which is scheme-specific.
I interviewed at Civil Service Fast Stream (London, England)
Interview
Assessment centre:
The first task was a written advice task on a policy area. The second task involved a stakeholder communication. The final task was a Personal development conversation (interview) where they asked about strengths, weaknesses and motivation to join the fast stream
Assessment involved looking at a sample case and summarising the details in a brief. Interview required you to talk about your plan of action if there were issues with government policies.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Which policy out of these do you recommend and why?